diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 49a34bea6..e3b42ade5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Deluge 1.1.1 - (In Development)
  Core:
   * Fix oldstateupgrader for those upgrading from 0.5.x
 
+ GtkUI:
+  * Fix opening links from Help menu and others
+
  Misc:
   * Fix bdecoding some torrent files
   * Fix the -l, --logfile option
diff --git a/deluge/common.py b/deluge/common.py
index e1df31779..904a9d05c 100644
--- a/deluge/common.py
+++ b/deluge/common.py
@@ -188,17 +188,15 @@ def open_url_in_browser(url):
 
     :param url: the url to open
     """
-    def start_browser():
-        import threading
-        import webbrowser
-        class BrowserThread(threading.Thread):
-            def __init__(self, url):
-                threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-                self.url = url
-            def run(self):
-                webbrowser.open(self.url)
-        BrowserThread(url).start()
-        return False
+    import threading
+    import webbrowser
+    class BrowserThread(threading.Thread):
+        def __init__(self, url):
+            threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+            self.url = url
+        def run(self):
+            webbrowser.open(self.url)
+    BrowserThread(url).start()
 
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